Procurement Services
Procurement Services encompasses Accounts Payable, Contract Management, Construction Contracts & Compliance, Purchasing, and Procurement Training.
Mission
To provide exemplary service in a professional and innovative manner consistent with state and federal laws and University policies and procedures. The areas of service include providing:
- Value-added services in the procurement of materials, supplies, and services necessary to support the University’s programs and activities.
- Timely and accurate expenditure of University funds and recording of those expenditures.
- Administration of the University’s Purchasing Card Program.
- Creative and dynamic solutions to better interior environment.
Newsletter
Procurement Services publishes a monthly newsletter to inform our campus partners about policy reminders and updates, Procurement systems, procedures reminders and updates, and events.
Expenditure Matrix
The Expenditure Matrix is intended to assist the user in identifying the appropriate method of payment for common expenditures.
Location
Procurement Services Building
1500 Flint River Drive
Tuscaloosa, AL 35404
Use the UA Interactive UA Maps to locate our offices.
Procurement Systems
Check out the Procurement System training resources and information on getting set up to work with Procurement Services.
buyBAMA Submit P-Card orders, purchase orders, and receiving.
PaymentWorks Vendor onboarding & updates, and vendors initiations.
Contract Portal Route contracts for review & retrieve execute contracts.
Concur Reserve travel, reconcile P-Card transactions, request reimbursements, & pay vendors.
Save time and money by shopping with one of our 300 Contract Vendors.
Latest News
- Procurement Vendor Fair 2025Please join us on March 25, 2025, from 10:00 am to 1:30 p.m. as Procurement Services hosts a Contract Vendor Fair in the Student Center Ballroom. Many of our current Contract Vendors will be on hand to showcase the products and services they provide for the University. We will have… Read more: Procurement Vendor Fair 2025
- Contract Management: Please Don’t Click “I Agree” Unless You Have AuthorityClickthrough Agreements, also known as Clickwrap, Click-Accept, and Click-To-Sign Agreements, are online contracts that users agree to by clicking a button or checking a box. The process of signing is replaced by the action of clicking. There is an increasing trend among vendors who require contracts to be “accepted” online instead… Read more: Contract Management: Please Don’t Click “I Agree” Unless You Have Authority
- Purchsing: Event Equipment Rental, Service & Event SuppliesEvent Equipment Rental, Service, and Event Supplies (UA24-106) encompasses a broad range of products and services essential for executing successful events. This includes renting items such as tents, tables, chairs, and other event essentials, ensuring every event has the necessary equipment for a seamless experience. Pope Tents is the primary vendor… Read more: Purchsing: Event Equipment Rental, Service & Event Supplies
- New Mileage Rates for 2025The IRS has announced an increase in the standard mileage rate for 2025. Effective January 1, 2025, the mileage rate paid to persons traveling in privately owned vehicles on official business for the state will be 70 cents per mile (up 3 cents from 2024). The updated mileage rate is… Read more: New Mileage Rates for 2025
Upcoming Training Sessions
Upcoming Training Sessions
P-Card Policies & Procedures
Mar 21
Time01:30 p.m. – 02:30 p.m.
Location Virtual
Email Procurement Training to register.
P-Card Policies & Procedures
Apr 09
Time02:00 p.m. – 03:00 p.m.
Location Virtual
Email Procurement Training to register.
P-Card Policies & Procedures
Apr 24
Time09:30 a.m. – 10:30 p.m.
Location Virtual
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P-Card Policies & Procedures
May 08
Time11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Location Virtual
Email Procurement Training to register.
Mailing Address:
Box 870130
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
Office of Procurement Services
Ph: (205) 348-7840
Fax: (205) 348-4862
Physical Address:
1500 Flint River Drive
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401